Lee Saunders, Randi Weingarten and DNC
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Teachers union chief Randi Weingarten is facing backlash on social media for her "No Kings Day" protests speech as she departs the DNC after 23 years.
The departure of two major union presidents from their posts at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is raising questions about lingering internal divisions as the party seeks to regroup. On
The head of one of the largest U.S. teachers' unions said she "felt out of step" with DNC Chair Ken Martin's leadership.
Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers and Lee Saunders of AFSCME, declined offers to stay on. Weingarten cited disagreements with Martin.
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Union leaders and longtime Democratic National Committee members Randi Weingarten and Lee Saunders resigned from the national party, marking the latest internal dispute of chairman Ken Martin’s tenure.
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Lee Saunders, the president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, stepped down from his post at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Sunday, becoming the second union leader to resign from the committee. In a letter ...